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Dashboard Confessional
The Shade of Poison Trees


Standout tracks:

6. The Shade of Poison Trees (if you're expecting a soul-baring song from the album)
7. Rush (it sounds like the relief of finally letting out a difficult secret)
8. Little bombs (sounds like "screaming infidelities" part 2)



New confessions for your dashboard, Chris Carrabba returns with "The Shade of Poison Trees", out in stores Oct 2nd.

It's kind of a "surprise attack" by Carrabba and gang, there weren't any news of any new album coming out until last month. It was written in just 10 days and recorded in 3 weeks with producer Don Gilmore, the same guy behind "dusk and summer". (So he's saying he wants to go back to being indie by being sneaky)...love it.

While the album cover looks like a dedication to snow white, it sounds like an acoustic mary poppins soundtrack - a little too cheery for the emo man/band. But the lyrics still remain true to its roots...I suppose.

I'll keep your secrets 'til the grave has swallowed me / And I will never tell a tortured soul there burning by my side / That I am a sinner / I am a savior / I am a lie

And suckers for acoustics, good news, the band's back to their old acoustic ways here. Yeeeehawww. Back to the whiney ways that we loved.

Get a sneak preview of the entire album here.

Read about why Carrabba kept this album secret here.